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benj · Dec 28, 2007, 11:52 AM

I know safari got updated to fix issues (among others) with Flash crashing it.
This worked well until I come to Macnn and crash with
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000073655341
Crashed Thread: 0

Thread 0 Crashed:
0 ...romedia.Flash Player.plugin 0x11d9c5e6 memcopy_mmx + 529950
1 ...romedia.Flash Player.plugin 0x11d9ac5c memcopy_mmx + 523412
2 ...romedia.Flash Player.plugin 0x11d9b450 memcopy_mmx + 525448
3 ...romedia.Flash Player.plugin 0x11d9b49f memcopy_mmx + 525527
4 ...romedia.Flash Player.plugin 0x11d9b79a memcopy_mmx + 526290
5 ...romedia.Flash Player.plugin 0x11d9b992 memcopy_mmx + 526794
6 ...romedia.Flash Player.plugin 0x11d9cf9c memcopy_mmx + 532436
7 ...romedia.Flash Player.plugin 0x11a4579c 0x11900000 + 1333148
8 ...romedia.Flash Player.plugin 0x1190360b 0x11900000 + 13835
9 ...romedia.Flash Player.plugin 0x11b01258 0x11900000 + 2101848
10 ...romedia.Flash Player.plugin 0x11b4abe0 0x11900000 + 2403296
11 ...romedia.Flash Player.plugin 0x11cbc5d9 Flash_EnforceLocalSecurity + 81841
12 ...romedia.Flash Player.plugin 0x11ca878a Flash_EnforceLocalSecurity + 354
Ughh,... Anyone else with similar issues...

Leopard sucks in this way.

Big Mac · Dec 28, 2007, 12:05 PM

Have you reinstalled Flash?

TETENAL · Dec 28, 2007, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by benj

Leopard sucks in this way.

Flash is not specific to Leopard.

Which version of the Flash plug-in are you running? You can check by going to Help->Installed Plug-Ins in Safari.

ghporter · Dec 28, 2007, 02:29 PM

I don't think we actually use Flash for any part of the forums. And Flash should NOT crash your browser in any case. I'd at least upgrade to the latest version of the plug in. Also, see if the same page crashes other browsers, which could tell you quite a lot about what's going on.

TETENAL · Dec 28, 2007, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by ghporter

I don't think we actually use Flash for any part of the forums.

You know you get your revenues from advertising, don't you?

And Flash should NOT crash your browser in any case.

Of course it shouldn't. But it does at times. Plugins don't run as a separate process.

ghporter · Dec 28, 2007, 04:04 PM

I have a plugin running in Firefox called "Flashblock", so I usually don't get bothered by annoying Flash ads-and I forgot about how common they are. There are a BUNCH of Flash parts of the main MacNN page, and I'm not sure how many of them are ads.

I was also less than complete in my earlier post. I should have said that reinstalling Flash should help because it should also reinstall the plug in, and that by itself the Flash player shouldn't crash anything. I got distracted while I was posting.

Faceplant · Jan 4, 2008, 10:58 AM

How does one reinstall Flash? For me, whenever Safari crashes, it always seems to be on MacNN.

analogika · Jan 4, 2008, 02:01 PM

Edit: Quick-reply box doesn't allow for switching off url parsing. sorry.

analogika · Jan 4, 2008, 02:04 PM

I got this a lot for a bit; wonder if it's related:

Jan 3 22:05:18 blackjack [0x0-0xc00c].com.apple.Safari[106]: Unsafe JavaScript attempt to access frame with URL http://forums.macnn.com/macnn-lounge/ from frame with URL http://impde.tradedoubler.com/imp?type(iframe)a(1259923)pool(225825)preurl(http://adopt.euroclick.com/lnk/?k=MTM0OTI7OTc2OTs5MDAwOzM5NzcyOzc5OTA0LmYuOS53di5 zcy5mQEBjd2hvQEBzem55Zml0QEA4XzlAQHN6bWh2bXZnIGd2b 3ZwbG5uZm1ycHpncmxtIHRueXM7MTE5OTM2MTU2OTk1MTsxMDE 7OzU3MHwxODEwfDI5MnwxMTgxfDM0fDs7MDs0Njsxhref=)?13 6396867. Domains, protocols and ports must match.
Jan 3 22:05:18 blackjack [0x0-0xc00c].com.apple.Safari[106]: Unsafe JavaScript attempt to access frame with URL http://forums.macnn.com/ipod-iphone-and-apple-tv/ from frame with URL http://kermit.macnn.com/?DC=roadblock&DH=Y&TARGET=_top&ALIGN=CENTER. Domains, protocols and ports must match.
Jan 3 22:05:18 blackjack [0x0-0xc00c].com.apple.Safari[106]: Unsafe JavaScript attempt to access frame with URL http://www.macnn.com/reviews/cardraider.html from frame with URL http://kermit.macnn.com/?DC=roadblock&DH=Y&TARGET=_top&ALIGN=CENTER. Domains, protocols and ports must match.
Jan 3 22:05:18 blackjack [0x0-0xc00c].com.apple.Safari[106]: Unsafe JavaScript attempt to access frame with URL http://www.macnn.com/reviews/cardraider.html from frame with URL http://ad.uk.doubleclick.net/adi/N3096.TribalFusion/B2561136.11;sz=160x600;click=http://a.tribalfusion.com/h.click/a0myBcpdIo5mrW4s38TGJdWG7iP6JyWd3SUb7P3FinWajnVEr7 SavIQGQLPbAsRHniWG3R5revmtAM0Eew2dYZdPsrG26UHotXsT t370bn9XFF90TqmSF3BTUUSVHJ5nrjvPUvtYqYN5aU5eS99Gv/;ord=1564991698?. Domains, protocols and ports must match.
Jan 3 22:05:18 blackjack [0x0-0xc00c].com.apple.Safari[106]: Unsafe JavaScript attempt to access frame with URL http://forums.macnn.com/ipod-iphone-and-apple-tv/ from frame with URL http://kermit.macnn.com/?DC=roadblock&DH=Y&TARGET=_top&ALIGN=CENTER. Domains, protocols and ports must match.
Jan 3 22:05:18 blackjack [0x0-0xc00c].com.apple.Safari[106]: Unsafe JavaScript attempt to access frame with URL http://forums.macnn.com/macbook-and-ibook/ from frame with URL http://kermit.macnn.com/?DC=roadblock&DH=Y&TARGET=_top&ALIGN=CENTER. Domains, protocols and ports must match.
Jan 3 22:05:18 blackjack [0x0-0xc00c].com.apple.Safari[106]: Unsafe JavaScript attempt to access frame with URL http://forums.macnn.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=3567161 from frame with URL http://kermit.macnn.com/?DC=roadblock&DH=Y&TARGET=_top&ALIGN=CENTER. Domains, protocols and ports must match.
Jan 3 22:05:18 blackjack [0x0-0xc00c].com.apple.Safari[106]: Unsafe JavaScript attempt to access frame with URL http://forums.macnn.com/applications/ from frame with URL http://kermit.macnn.com/?DC=roadblock&DH=Y&TARGET=_top&ALIGN=CENTER. Domains, protocols and ports must match.
Jan 3 22:05:18 blackjack [0x0-0xc00c].com.apple.Safari[106]: Unsafe JavaScript attempt to access frame with URL http://www.alluwant.de/homepagetools/albumbild39980.535.html?bid=535&order=&von=18 from frame with URL http://zbox.zanox.com/ppbox/?202262C694328228S0&DefaultURL=&master=11&page=25& ma_website_id=183924&ttbg=. Domains, protocols and ports must match.
Jan 3 22:05:18 blackjack [0x0-0xc00c].com.apple.Safari[106]: (event handler):Can't find variable: displayAd
Jan 3 22:05:18 blackjack [0x0-0xc00c].com.apple.Safari[106]: (event handler):Can't find variable: hideAd

Oh, and glenn:

It seems to me that as an administrator, it might be worthwhile (read: imperative) to disable ad- and Flash-blockers, to get an idea of the experience your users are being subjected to on your site.

ghporter · Jan 4, 2008, 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by analogika

Oh, and glenn:

It seems to me that as an administrator, it might be worthwhile (read: imperative) to disable ad- and Flash-blockers, to get an idea of the experience your users are being subjected to on your site.

Fear not-I'm probably the only one on staff that uses this particular tool. And of course the Feedback forum is a great place to report what sort of mischief our advertisers are perpetrating on users, in case none of the staff happens to see it (or have the random idiocy pop up for them). But you're right-I should turn it off from time to time just to see how bad things get. It's like wearing noise canceling headphones-I get used to the quiet, but I still need to be aware of the background noise.

0157988944 · Jan 9, 2008, 11:44 PM

Hi, really weird place to put an introduction.

analogika · Jan 10, 2008, 12:42 PM

Spammers rarely have a sense for context.